SELF REFLECTION
Copy these questions to your portfolio(self reflection)

  • Did you change your topic during this process?
Not really. A few of the research aspects that I considered doing (i.e. parts of the piano) were dropped, because of the senior recital part (which took up more time, in terms of a solid timeline for perfecting piano pieces and in terms of planning).
  • Were you able to find information on your topic that was helpful to your understanding of the subject?
I felt like I had a lot of great information that was helpful for both violin and piano.
  • Where you able to stretch yourself to learn more on the topic or did you find that you relied only on what you already knew on the topic? Be specific.
A lot of the info for violin was information that I already had, but it was great to review stuff about the piano (that I had forgotten over the last few years)
  • In what way have you grown intellectually as a result of this project?
I have learned a lot about the process of organizing something like a recital, and it has helped me review my theory with the scales and chords, and also with little things in my repertoire pieces that I never really understood before.
  • How would you approach the process differently if you had another opportunity to learn in this manner?
I would probably choose one instrument to focus on the whole semester, instead of flopping between two, because it sort of broke up the flow (which I think minimized my progress)
  • What was the greatest benefit of your learning experience?
I can play piano again!